October 16, 2008, 5:15PM

In this video commentary, Assembly Speaker Joseph J. Roberts, Jr., and various Assembly members weigh in with their thoughts on the October 16 Joint Legislative Session on the economy called by Governor Jon S. Corzine.

October 23, 2008, 5:04PM

In this video commentary, Assembly members Joseph Cryan (D-Union), Joan M. Quigley (D-Hudson), Nellie Pou (D-Passaic), John J. Burzichelli (D-Gloucester), Paul D. Moriarty (D-Gloucester) and Louis D. Greenwald (D-Camden) discuss legislation considered Thursday by the Assembly Budget Committee that would expand the state's network of social support programs amid a continuing global economic meltdown. The Budget Committee met as part of a concerted effort by the Assembly to continue its focus on helping New Jerseyans and businesses emerge strong from the global financial crisis.

January 15, 2009, 4:53PM

In this video press release, Democratic members of the Assembly Budget Committee discuss the need to make mid-year budget cuts. Earlier this month, the Corzine administration released a list of $812 million in planned budget cuts, selected as part of a larger plan to deal with an estimated $2.1 billion shortfall in the current year budget.

March 17, 2009, 5:15PM

In this video press release, Assembly members John J. Burzichelli (D-Gloucester), Linda R. Greenstein (D-Middlesex), Wayne P. DeAngelo (D-Mercer), Louis D. Greenwald (D-Camden) and Joseph Cryan (D-Union) discuss the Assembly passage of their five-bill package to further bolster the state's economy in the face of the ongoing global financial crisis. The measures would impose new requirements on foreclosure rescue firms (A-281), promote energy efficiency through the installation of solar panels in new homes (A-1558), reform mortgage lending activities (A-3816), create a temporary tax amnesty program allowing individuals who owe the state back taxes to pay without civil or criminal penalties (A-3819) and allow local governments to defer some of this fiscal year's pension payments to avoid either large property tax increases or cuts in essential services (A-3868).

April 02, 2009, 11:54AM

In this video press release, Assembly Budget Committee Chair Louis D. Greenwald (D-Camden), Assembly Budget Committee Vice-Chair Gary S. Schaer (D-Passaic) and Assembly members Gordon M. Johnson (D-Bergen), Joan M. Quigley (D-Hudson) and John J. Burzichelli (D-Gloucester) discuss the importance of holding hearings in which the public can comment on the proposed FY2010 budget. Since the public hearings began, the panel has taken testimony from roughly 150 individuals and groups.

May 19, 2009, 4:57PM

In this video press release, Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli (D-Gloucester) discusses his legislation (A-3308) to transform New Jerseys property tax rebate program into a system of direct tax credits. Burzichellis comments are the sixth in a weekly series.

December 01, 2009, 10:24AM

In this video press release, Assemblymen John J. Burzichelli (D-Gloucester) and Joseph V. Egan (D-Middlesex), chairman of the Assembly Labor Committee, discuss a proposed amendment to the New Jersey Constitution that would prohibit the state from diverting funds meant to provide unemployment and other benefits to New Jersey residents. The proposed constitutional amendment (ACR-134) would seek voter approval to prevent money in the state's Unemployment Insurance Fund, the Temporary Disability Fund and the Paid Family Leave Fund from being spent for any other purpose. If approved in the Assembly by a three-fifths majority, the proposed constitutional amendment would appear on the 2010 General Election ballot to be voted on by the general public.

December 15, 2009, 10:48AM

In this video press release, Assemblymen John J. Burzichelli (D-Gloucester) and Gordon M. Johnson (D-Bergen) discuss their legislation to revise New Jersey's one-handgun-a-month law, correcting unintended consequences while still maintaining the law's core protections against straw purchasers and illegal handgun trafficking. The measure (A-4304) clarifies that, under the existing law, transfers of handguns between licensed retail dealers, registered wholesale dealers and registered manufacturers are exempted from the one-handgun-a-month limit. The measure stems from recommendations by a special Firearms Task Force - on which both Burzichelli and Johnson served - that reviewed the law.

April 12, 2010, 4:45PM

In this video press release, Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli (D-Gloucester) compares the 'shared sacrifice' between New Jersey homeowners making more than $500,000 and New Jersey seniors making less than $25,000 in Gov. Christie's FY 2011 proposed budget. Under the governor's proposal, the super wealthy would receive a $1,630 tax break while seniors on fixed incomes would lose $1,725.

April 19, 2010, 7:27PM

In this video press release, Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli discusses the final report of a bipartisan panel tasked with reducing unnecessary and cumbersome government bureaucracy in New Jersey. Created by Executive Order No. 3 on Jan 20, the Red Tape Review Group - a bipartisan body with representatives from both the Legislative and Executive branches - was empowered to "review all pending and proposed rules and regulations," and create a blueprint for reform. Burzichelli (D-Gloucester) was one of seven individuals who served on the panel.

April 20, 2010, 2:05AM

In this video press release, Democratic members of the Assembly Budget Committee - Chairman Louis D. Greenwald (D-Camden), Vice Chairman Gary S. Schaer (D-Passaic), Gordon M. Johnson (D-Bergen) Peter J. Barnes III (D-Middlesex), Albert Coutinho (D-Essex), Joan M. Quigley (D-Hudson) and John J. Burzichelli (D-Gloucester) - discuss testimony received during the panel's second public hearing on Gov. Christie's FY 2011 Budget. The testimony taken by the committee reinforces the fact that the governor's proposal disproportionately burdens the middle class and New Jersey residents on fixed incomes. The public hearing took place Monday in Committee Room 11 of the State House Annex in Trenton. Over 150 people were scheduled to testify.